SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT

February 4, 2020

University of Kentucky Gatton Student Center

Cultivate Imagination, Inspire the Possible

Moving the needle by inspiring Action Teams

The Inaugural Bluegrass Sustainability Summit will empower attendees to create change in our businesses, homes and communities.

Local experts will equip Action Teams on

Featuring our Keynote Speaker: Mark Fisher, VP Facilities, Planning and Sustainability at the Cincinnati Zoo (the “Greenest Zoo in America”)

Hear from Kentucky’s Poet Laureate, visit with local exhibitors, and be inspired by local students.

Learn about regional success stories from Cincinnati and Louisville, as well as from smaller Kentucky communities.

Who Should Attend?

Concerned and interested Central Kentuckians, elected officials, those working in community and environmental fields, government employees, businesses and students.

AGENDA

8:00 Registration

8:30 Welcome and Keynote

Click to learn about our Keynote, Mark Fisher, Cincinnati Zoo, and speaker and activist Maya Zachry

9:45 Regional Success Stories

Click here to learn more about our Panelists: Ryan Mooney-Bullock–Green Umbrella, Cincinnati • Oliver Kroner–The Cincinnati Office of Sustainability • Jason Nally–Maker’s Mark Distillery, Loretto

11:00 Understanding the Issues – Take a deep dive into one of four topic areas

Click to learn about each track: Waste Reduction • Sustainable Agriculture & Local Food • Water Quality • Energy Efficiency & Climate Change

Noon: Local Lunch

Click to learn about Jeff Worley, Poet Laureate

12:45 Regional Success Stories

Click here to learn more about our Panelists: Scott Shoupe–New Age Solutions, Benham • Gretchen Milliken–Louisville Metropolitan Office of Advanced Planning and Sustainability • Matt Powell–City of Bowling Green